Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
How large a share of the working-age population has a job.
| Regions | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 85.8 % | 2025 |
| Middle Norrland | 85.0 % | 2025 |
| Småland and the islands | 83.7 % | 2025 |
| Malta | 83.6 % | 2025 |
| Stockholm | 83.5 % | 2025 |
| Netherlands | 83.4 % | 2025 |
| Czechia | 82.9 % | 2025 |
| Switzerland | 82.4 % | 2025 |
| Upper Norrland | 82.0 % | 2025 |
| Sweden | 81.8 % | 2025 |
| Estonia | 81.7 % | 2025 |
| West Sweden | 81.7 % | 2025 |
| Western Norway | 81.6 % | 2025 |
| Cyprus | 81.3 % | 2025 |
| North Middle Sweden | 81.2 % | 2025 |
| Germany | 81.1 % | 2025 |
| Hungary | 81.1 % | 2025 |
| Oslo and Viken | 80.3 % | 2025 |
| Ireland | 80.2 % | 2025 |
| Lithuania | 80.0 % | 2025 |
| South Sweden | 80.0 % | 2025 |
| Denmark | 79.8 % | 2025 |
| Portugal | 79.6 % | 2025 |
| East Middle Sweden | 79.6 % | 2025 |
| Norway | 79.5 % | 2025 |
| Northern Norway | 79.4 % | 2025 |
| Poland | 78.8 % | 2025 |
| Trøndelag | 78.6 % | 2025 |
| Slovenia | 78.3 % | 2025 |
| Latvia | 78.2 % | 2025 |
| Slovakia | 78.1 % | 2025 |
| Austria | 77.6 % | 2025 |
| Bulgaria | 77.0 % | 2025 |
| Innlandet | 76.6 % | 2025 |
| Finland | 76.3 % | 2025 |
| European Union | 76.1 % | 2025 |
| Agder and South-Eastern Norway | 75.5 % | 2025 |
| France | 75.4 % | 2025 |
| Croatia | 74.4 % | 2025 |
| Luxembourg | 73.6 % | 2025 |
| Belgium | 72.8 % | 2025 |
| Spain | 72.4 % | 2025 |
| Greece | 71.0 % | 2025 |
| Romania | 69.0 % | 2025 |
| Italy | 67.6 % | 2025 |
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Open the table at Eurostat
Country comparisons
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Sweden vs Norway
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Sweden vs Finland
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Sweden vs Denmark
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Norway vs Denmark
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Finland vs Estonia
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Germany vs France
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Germany vs Austria
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Germany vs Poland
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Germany vs Netherlands
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: France vs Italy
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Spain vs Italy
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Spain vs Portugal
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Netherlands vs Belgium
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Poland vs Czechia
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Czechia vs Slovakia
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Romania vs Bulgaria
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Hungary vs Austria
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Ireland vs Netherlands
- Employment rate, ages 20 to 64: Lithuania vs Latvia
EU rules behind this number
- AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Annex III, point 4): AI used for hiring, promotion or dismissal is high-risk under the AI Act. Duties, exemptions and fines
- GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (Art. 88): Member states may set their own rules for employee data.
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